Wagashi Sweets Virtual Workshop - June 2022
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Wagashi Sweets Virtual Cooking Workshop - June 2022
Sunday, June 19, 2022
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Instructors: Larry Sokyo Tiscornia and Kimika Soko Takechi
$25 Center Members, $30 General Public
Connect via Zoom; Meeting ID and password to be issued upon registration
Join us for our next virtual Zoom Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) Workshop! Our instructors Larry Sokyo Tiscornia and Kimika Soko Taekchi will show you step by step how to make these unique, delectable and beautiful handmade treats over Zoom. Minazuki, the poetic name for June meaning "Rainless Month," is a sweet made from rice flour that is steamed. It is cut into triangles representing ice and topped with azuki beans.Tradition is that eating this sweet on June 30 will protect one from evil and bring relief from the intense summer heat. Ajisai Kinton is representative of the colorful summer hydrangea flower. It is made with strands of sweet bean paste with colorful kanten (agar agar) jewels on top.
Easy to follow recipes for the workshop will be provided in advance to all registrants. The workshop will be recorded and made available for registrants following the live session. Sign up for this virtual workshop and give making your own wagashi a try!